Kuçova oil field

Kuçova oil field
Location of Kuçova oil field
Country	Albania
Region	Berat County
Location	Kuçovë
Offshore/onshore	Onshore
Coordinates	40.82°N 19.92°E / 40.82; 19.92
Operators	Albpetrol
Partners	Sherwood
Field history
Discovery	1928
Start of production	2004
Production
Current production of oil	1,000 barrels per day (~50,000 t/a)
Estimated oil in place	1,000 million barrels (~1.4×10^^8 t)

Kuçova oil field is an Albanian oil field that was discovered in 1928. It is the second biggest on-shore oil field of Albania, after the Patos-Marinza Oil Field.[1] The Kuçova oil field is located near the town of Kuçovë, 30 kilometres (19 mi) east of the city of Fier in south central Albania. Its proven reserves are about 490 million barrels (78×10^^6 m^3).[2][3]

The field is operated by Albpetrol and Sherwood International Petroleum.[4]

See also

• Oil fields of Albania

References

1. "Manas Petroleum Corp. - Albania - Tue Mar 12, 2013".
2. "Bankers Petroleum Acquires Stake in Kucova Heavy Oilfield in Albania".
3. "Kuçova - Bankers Petroleum Ltd". www.bankerspetroleum.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-07.
4. IBP, Inc. (2016). Albania business and investment opportunities yearbook volume 1 strategic, practical ... information and opportunities. [Place of publication not identified]: INT'L BUSINESS PUBLICATION. ISBN 978-1-4387-7607-1. OCLC 980844943.